Dr.Stephen Post has been making headlines by funding studies at the nation's top universities to prove once and for all the life-enhancing benefits of caring，kindness，and compassion. The exciting new research shows that when we give of ourselves，especially if we start young，everything from life-satisfaction to self-realization and physical health is significantly affected. Mortality is delayed. Depression is reduced. Well-being and good fortune are increased. In their life-changing new book，Why Good Things Happen to Good People，Dr.Post and journalist Jill Neimark weave the growing new science of love and giving with profoundly moving real-life stories to show exactly how giving unlocks the doors to health，happiness，and a longer life.

Dr. Stephen Post has been making headlines by funding studies at the nation's top universities to prove once and for all the life-enhancing benefits of the simple act of giving of yourself to others. The exciting new research shows that when we give, mortality is delayed. Depression is reduced. Well-being and good fortune are increased.

Why Good Things Happen to Good People shows you how to put this inspiring science to work in your own life. Begin with the "Love and Longevity Scale," which rates how well you are already doing on ten ways of giving, from volunteering to listening, loyalty to forgiveness, celebration to standing up for what you believe in. Then, using the guidelines in each chapter, create a plan for an even more generous life. Finally, get inspired by real-life stories of people whose lives have been transformed by giving. Then let the astonishing connection between generosity and health do its work. A longer, happier life--and a happier world--awaits you.

PREFACE

ONE

　Find the Fire

TOW

　The Love and Longevity Scale

　Learn Ten Ways of Giving

THREE

　The Way of Celebration：Turn Gratitude into Action

FOUR

　The Way of Generativity：Help Others Grow

FIVE

　The Way of Forgiveness：Set Yourself Free

SIX

　The Way of Courage：Speak Up，Speak Out

SEVEN

　The Way of Respent：Connect with Joy

EIGHT

 The Way of Respeot: Look Deeper and Find Value

NINE

　The Way of Gompassion: Feel for Others

TEN

　The Way of Loyalty: Love Across Time

ELEVEN

　The Way of Listening: Offer Deep Besenee

TWELVE

　The Way of Greativity: Invent and Innovate

THIRTEEN

　Doing Good. Living Well: Your Life Bogram

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

READERS' GUIDE

ABOUT THE AUTHORS